December 18, 2013, 2:00PM

DETROIT, MI - Kanye West reportedly delivered Tuesday night a concert in his hometown of Chicago that had plenty of fans talking. That likely means West's Detroit stop Thursday at The Palace of Auburn Hills will be far from dull. Kendrick Lamar is the tour's opening act. The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday West's show Tuesday at the United Center included "bejeweled masks, dancers in skin suits, a tip of the iceberg, and a mountain that turned into a volcano." Full story »

November 05, 2013, 10:17AM

DETROIT, MI - Kanye West's two Chicago concert dates this week have been postponed, and its unclear how the changes to his tour could affect Sunday's scheduled stop in Detroit and Columbus, Ohio. Full story »

July 17, 2013, 12:42PM

DETROIT, MI - An ESPN official explained Wednesday afternoon why the network selected Austin, Texas as its host city for the summer X Games, and revealed details about Detroit's pitch for the extreme sports event. The official also revealed that supporters behind Austin's bid campaign were able to negotiate a four-year term to be the X Games' host city and were able to convince network officials the area has the facilities and growth potential ESPN seeks. Full story »

July 17, 2013, 10:52AM

DETROIT, MI - The final results of an ESPN X Games Facebook poll are in and they'll probably disturb those who supported an effort to get the extreme sports event in Detroit for three years. Less than an hour after the network picked Austin as its host city (from 2014-16), MLive Detroit took a look at the results and noticed that Detroit appeared to maintain a sizable lead over Austin, Texas, Chicago and Charlotte, N.C the whole way. Check out the results and share your thoughts in MLive Detroit's comments section and our X Games live chat. Full story »

July 17, 2013, 9:46AM

DETROIT, MI - MLive Detroit has covered the grass roots effort in Detroit to get the city a three-year bid for the summer ESPN X Games and wants to hear from you about the scheduled 10 a.m. Wednesday announcement pertaining to the bid's status. Full story »

July 16, 2013, 12:08PM

DETROIT, MI - Organizers of an effort to bring ESPN's X Games to Detroit might be dropping hints online about the network's looming announcement that will determine whether or not the Motor City will earn a three-year bid for the summer event. The Twitter and Facebook pages for "X Games Detroit Bid," the name for the bid campaign, posted Monday links to the X Games Detroit website that shows a running countdown clock. At 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, the countdown clock read: 18 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes and 45 minutes. It was unclear at that time what the countdown means; followers of the campaign on Facebook and Twitter posted questions on the X Games Detroit bid pages. Full story »

July 16, 2013, 11:36AM

DETROIT, MI - Reports surfaced this week that ESPN's X Games could announce Tuesday or Wednesday if Detroit one of three other cities have won a three-year bid for its summer extreme sports event. Crain's reports Tuesday that ESPN's announcement will come tomorrow at 10 a.m. Leaders behind the X Games Detroit bid met with the Grosse Pointe Rotary Club... Full story »

July 15, 2013, 10:30AM

DETROIT, MI - Organizers of an effort to get ESPN's X Games to choose Detroit as its host city for three years said last week on their Facebook page that the network will make a decision in a matter of days. While we all wait for ESPN's decision, check out MLive Detroit's reader poll below and cast your vote. Detroit is a finalist for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 games along with Chicago, Austin, Texas and Charlotte, N.C. Full story »

June 06, 2013, 8:13AM

DETROIT, MI - Those who want Detroit to host ESPN's X Games are making their presence felt on Facebook. Supporters of the X Games to Detroit effort have helped give the city an edge over Chicago, Austin and Charlotte in an ESPN Facebook poll asking who should host the summer games. Full story »

May 29, 2013, 8:41AM

DETROIT, MI - When ESPN officials evaluate Detroit, Chicago, Austin and Charlotte this spring and summer to see if the cities are worthy of a three-year X Games bid, social media following is expected to be a major factor. Based on a review of the Facebook and Twitter pages for each bid campaign, Detroit appeared, as of 9 a.m. Wednesday to be a social media force. The growing online support comes less than 24 hours after a rally at Campus Martius Park. Full story »

May 29, 2013, 7:17AM

Participate in MLive Detroit's reader poll that asks the following question: Should ESPN pick Detroit over Chicago, Austin and Charlotte for the X Games? Then explain your vote in our comments section. Full story »